Etymology

dermasurgery

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Today it means: The surgical treatment of benign and malignant skin conditions; dermatologic surgery. Full definition →

English surgery ← Middle English surgerie ← Old French surgerie
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekδέρμᾰ (dérmă)
  2. Englishderma-
  3. Latinchīrūrgia
  4. Old Frenchsurgie
  5. Old Frenchsurgerie
  6. Middle Englishsurgerie
  7. Englishsurgery
  8. English todaydermasurgery

From derma- + surgery.

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